Feb. 10, 2021 All services including Department of the Air Force to furnish adverse information to officer promotion boards in designated grades, circumstances The Department of the Air Force announced it is establishing policy to comply with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 and newly released DoDI 1320.14 requiring all services to furnish adverse information to promotion boards considering officers for promotion to the regular
Feb. 10, 2021 Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair policy change in 70 years Reserve Citizen Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s hair policy since the late 1940s.As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with
Feb. 9, 2021 Hicks takes reins as Deputy Secretary of Defense The Defense Department's glass ceiling is cracking: Kathleen H. Hicks was confirmed by the Senate as the 35th deputy secretary of defense.
Feb. 8, 2021 DOD Leaders Will Address Extremism in the Ranks Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III directed commanding officers and supervisors at all levels to conduct a one-day stand-down with their personnel within the next 60 days to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks.
Feb. 5, 2021 JBSA outlines changes to mask policy Effective immediately, all individuals in indoor and outdoor shared spaces on Joint Base San Antonio are required to wear masks in accordance with the most current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and Secretary of Defense directive. This includes wearing a mask in any location
Feb. 4, 2021 433rd Security Forces defenders return home More than 30 defenders with the 433rd Security Forces Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, reunited with their families here Jan. 31.
Feb. 3, 2021 To care for Airmen more than anyone thinks possible: Four Chaplains Day Four Chaplains – U.S. Army chaplains, Lt. George Fox, a Methodist minister; Lt. Alexander Goode, a Jewish rabbi; Lt. John Washington, a Roman Catholic priest; and Lt. Clark Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister – gave their lives as their final act reinforcing today’s vision of the Air Force Chaplains
Feb. 2, 2021 Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership
Feb. 2, 2021 433rd Airlift Wing recognizes 2020 annual award winners Following a year of unprecedented events, the 433rd Airlift Wing continued a new trend of modified operations by announcing the 2020 wing annual award winners during a recognition ceremony Jan. 30 in the wing auditorium here.Traditionally, award winners are announced during the wing’s annual award
Jan. 29, 2021 Total Force Airmen can now self-report joint experience in MyVector Total Force officer, enlisted and civilian personnel now have the ability to input their joint experiences within the MyVector platform, allowing members to, more effectively, report joint experiences when being selected for future development and assignments by commanders.